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08 Sep 00 - Seattle job; P2 week; CardDisc; pool covers; paper consumption; magazines ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- Excerpted from City of Seattle job announcement (forwarded by Kinley Deller): The city of Seattle is seeking a director for the new Mayor's Office for Sustainability & Environment. The salary range is $67,985 - $91,809. Deadline for applications is Sept. 19, 2000. See the full job announcement at: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/jobs/00_35diresustain%20&enviro.htm -------------------- Excerpted from the August, 2000, edition of "What's New in P2," the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center e-mail bulletin, edited by Jim DiPeso: National Pollution Prevention (P2) Week will be held nationwide Sept. 18-24, 2000. National P2 Week is an opportunity to promote the benefits of pollution prevention. To find out more about P2 Week, contact Michele Russo at the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, at (202) 466-7272, or by e-mail at: michelerusso [A T] compuserve [D O T] com -------------------- >From Renee Kimball, waste prevention advocate and member of "Enuf! The Planet's Favorite Band," Portland, OR: As President of the "I Don't Do Plastic Club," it's a painful dichotomy to be recording our music about waste reduction on regular CDs or tapes. However, there's a new kid on the block called the CardDisc. About the size of a credit card, it holds approximately 40mb of information and comes in a small envelope or plastic "cardholder." Not exactly a replacement for normal CDs yet, as you can only get about 8-9 minutes of audio on it. We are, however, looking into using it as a demo. For more information, contact Chad at Disc Makers at 1-800-553-8906, extension 4505. I also asked for a breakdown on the plastic make-up of the CDs and the standard "jewel case" CD containers - just out of curiosity. My second topic is "bubble wrap" pool covers. Any suggestions to help slow the flow of hundreds of thousands of square feet of this stuff going to landfill each year? When they first came out, they used to last 5-7 years. Now it's barely 3 (according to a local pool supply house). I've checked into the possibility of recycling, but there are problems: 1. Many are contaminated with mold, mildew, etc. 2. The plastic has photo-degraded to the point of not being recyclable. The pool supply places who have to sell this stuff are not really happy about the waste and would love some type of solution from a waste AND cost standpoint. Many TAKE BACK the old cover and pay for disposal. Any bright sparks out there with some ideas for these folks? They know about the "alternative packaging" idea, and one pottery manufacturer here in Portland already takes a steady supply to wrap her things for shipping. E-mail: rrrRenee [ AT ] aracnet [ DOT ] com -------------------- Link to the September, 2000, newsletter from the Center for a New American Dream (forwarded by Marcia Rutan and Kinley Deller): http://www.newdream.org/monthly/sep00.html Click on "Action of the Month" for information on paper consumption and how to get off junk mail lists. -------------------- Link to a list of magazines and newsletters for professionals who work on the environment and sustainable development (forwarded from other listservs by Kinley Deller and Stephanie Davis): http://www.cleanerproduction.com/emags.htm - end -